Lifestyle

Last month I was a regular granny in Clapham Common Park in London, pushing my grandson in the infant swing – all I could see was his smiling eyes. Nothing else in the world mattered. I am 73 and had just arrived in London to celebrate my only grandchild’s first birthday and my son’s first Father’s Day…

How is your July going? I always feel like summer is almost gone or at least zooms faster once the fourth of July comes and goes. And here we are again! This feels like an especially busy month for us as all of our adult children (all four of them) are either having a new baby this month (that makes 12 grands for us!)…

Every Sunday morning for the last decade or so, my friend and I meet up at a local coffee shop. We always settle into the same two chairs by the back, next to a wall that displays a rotating mix of work by local artists. The baristas greet us warmly and know our orders by heart. For me, it’s a nonfat chai latte and bagel with double cream cheese – a weekly…

If you have reached the stage of life where the world expects you to settle into a predictable routine, fade into the background, and stop making waves, may I introduce you to a small, unbothered chaos agent? This creature is currently maintaining two incompatible lifestyles, refusing to be pigeonholed by age, expectations, or geography…

For most of my life, I looked at family photos as most others did – they were little snippets of time. I would pick up a few envelopes of prints and flip through the 20 or 36 photos inside, still safely ensconced in their designated sleeve right next to their…

Even in the tidiest and most organised of homes, there is one thing that never ceases to cause problems and that is the dreaded paperwork. And half of it we never even asked for – we can’t even blame ourselves for the little piles everywhere!

My mother, Estelle, was born Esther Lanch in 1911 and raised in a Jewish household in San Francisco’s Fillmore District. From Odesa, where her mother was raised, to London and the Jewish communities of Montreal, New York, and San Francisco, the family encountered anti-Semitism in mid-Twentieth-Century America…

Are you not as happy in retirement as you had hoped? Please know there are many women out there who feel exactly the same way. Part of the problem might be that you haven’t yet found your rhythm. This article will help you figure out what that looks like for you…

For many years, people have dreamed of retiring to Florida and enjoying their “golden years” in the sunshine. With miles of sandy beaches, warm weather, and beautiful waterways, it’s easy to see the appeal. Florida also has no state income tax, which can help Social Security and retirement income go further…

Last week I gave my daughter a silver charm shaped like Saturn. It was not an extravagant gift, just a small charm I knew she would enjoy. Along with it, I tucked in two little gift cards. The first one said, “Love you to the moon and back.” The second simply said, “Uranus.” My grandsons, Sean and Nick, burst out laughing…